microconch

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noun

The male form of an ammonite (that has a smaller shell than the female (the macroconch).

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Meanings

nounmicroconch (plural microconchs or microconches)

plural microconchs · plural microconches

  1. The male form of an ammonite (that has a smaller shell than the female (the macroconch).

Origin

From micro- + conch.

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APA

microconch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microconch

MLA

“microconch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microconch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microconch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microconch.

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